Do make your offer contingent on the house passing a detailed inspection - and that there be concessions and time lines for things that do not pass inspection to be fixed in order for your offer to stay on the table.
I've always been told go for good bones - that includes foundation, venting/ductwork, and plumbing. If the market is really that great, spend a little more time looking. Don't get sucked into the "its GREAT except for ____". Every house will have something. But its a whole lot easier to repaint a wall than it is to tear one down to get at the plumbing and put a new one back in place.
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Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna
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